Five local vendors in Rock Rapids and eight in George have paid their dues to join the newly established Farmers Markets in the two towns. Community members are able to buy fresh produce and baked goods among other goodies once a week- Tuesdays from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. in Rock Rapids and Wednesdays from 6:00 […]
Third Avenue Youth, the youth group formed by the Immanuel Lutheran, United Methodist, and Congregational United Church of Christ Churches in Rock Rapids, left Saturday, July 30 for the Youth Works mission trip. They spent the week in Marvell, Arkansas and returned Friday, August 5. Among the opportunities available to the twelve youth and three […]
81 id=”0″> George, Iowaid=”1″> August 7, 2011id=”3″> Carol Peters, age 81 of George, IA died Sunday, August 7, 2011 at the Bartels Lutheran Retirement Home in Waverly, IA. id=”5″> Memorial services will be 10:30AM Thursday, Aug. 11th at Ebenezer Presbyterian Church at George, IA with Rev. Henry Gower and Rev. Paul Fischer, officiating. Family will […]
The Rock Rapids Youth Soccer program has released its 2011 fall schedule and roster for all age divisions. Below is a list of those schedules and rosters. id=”0″> U6 TEAM 1 id=”2″> COACH: DAVID ALTMAN id=”3″> COOPER ALTMAN, CARSON VANDENTOP, JOHNATHON HASPELS, LILLY HENRY, GABRIELLE RASMUSSEN, AND TASHA JACOB. id=”4″> U6 TEAM 2 id=”6″> COACH: […]
88 id=”0″> Sheldon, Iowaid=”1″> August 7, 2011id=”3″> Gerard “Gerrit” Thys Braaksma was born on August 29, 1922, in Crookston, Minnesota. He was the son of August and Itje (Vander Ploeg) Braaksma. Gerard lived his youth in Platte, South Dakota and Allendorf, Iowa. He attended country schools in Platte, South Dakota and Osceola County, Iowa. id=”5″> […]
55 id=”0″> Rock Rapids, Iowaid=”1″> August 3, 3011id=”3″> Thomas “Tom” Waters age 55 of Bishop, CA, formerly of Rock Rapids, IA died Wednesday, August 03, 2011 at the Sanford Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD. id=”5″> Memorial service will be held Friday, August 5, 2011 at 11:00 AM at the Jurrens Funeral Home in Rock Rapids […]
Standouts Jon Van Beek, Beau Hassebroek and Trevor Snyders of Siouxland Conference co-champion West Lyon headlined the 2011 All-Siouxland Conference baseball team. Joining the Wildcats trio was Central Lyons Hunter Sieperda and George-Little Rocks Jeff Wagenaar and Taylor Klingenberg. West Lyon, which finished the year with an overall 18-4 record, tied MOC/Floyd Valley for the […]
REMSEN After winning its final three games of the regular season, its quarterfinal, semifinal and district final, George-Little Rock rode a six game winning streak into its Class 1A substate game against Kingsley-Pierson July 19. With a victory, the Mustangs would play in their first ever-state tournament. Talk strategy to Coach Brian Luenberger for the […]
DES MOINES The George-Little Rock baseball season ended quietly on Monday, July 25 at Principal Park in the Class 1A first round of the state baseball tournament. The sixth seeded Mustangs lost to third seeded and third ranked Lansing Kee 14-2 in five innings and finished the season with a record 13 wins and 12 […]
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. Do you consider yourself to be a true fan of baseball? If so, at some point during your lifetime, you must experience the nostalgia and history, honoring excellence in Cooperstown, N.Y., at the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Cooperstown is a village located in Otsego County, New York, nestled in the northern foothills […]